Easier to make sustainable choices with climate-guided recipes

ICA Gruppen today presented its sustainability report for the first quarter of
2016. The report addresses important issues and initiatives regarding the
environment, quality, ethical trade, health and community engagement.
ICA Gruppen’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 27% during the period July
2015 to June 2016 compared with 2006.

“Our ambition is to be a leader in corporate responsibility,” comments Per
Strömberg, CEO of ICA Gruppen. “It is a position we want to achieve in part
because of the responsibility we have by virtue of our size, and in part because
we so clearly see that sustainability is a driver of growth. Spurred by our
customers’ interests and our new, internal climate targets, during the past
quarter we further accelerated the pace of our activities to include such
measures as a continued review of refrigerants in stores, efficiency
improvements in transports, and the launch of climate-guided recipes on ica.se.”

  · ICA first to offer climate-guided recipes
During the quarter ICA launched a climate guide for recipes on ica.se. The
recipes are marked with one, two or three leaves to symbolise how beneficial
they are from a climate perspective. At the end of the period approximately
2,000 climate-guided recipes were available, and going forward all new recipes
will be climate-rated.
  · Swedish milk in ICA’s private label dairy products
During the quarter ICA Sweden signed a new agreement concerning production of
ICA’s private label dairy products. Once the agreement has taken full effect,
most of ICA’s private label dairy products and hard cheeses will be made using
milk produced in Sweden.
  · Launch of industry-wide country of origin label – “Från Sverige”
In April the new, industry-wide Från Sverige (“From Sweden”) country of origin
label was launched. The label may be used on food, ingredients and plants that
are produced in Sweden and that meet the label’s criteria. ICA Sweden was one of
the initiative-takers behind the new label, which was developed in collaboration
with the Swedish Food Federation, Svensk Dagligvaruhandel and the Federation of
Swedish Farmers (LRF).
  · Continued positive sales trend for organic products
Store sales of organic products from ICA Sweden’s central assortment remained
positive during the quarter. On a rolling 12-month basis, sales growth for
organic products was 25%.
  · Intensified environmental monitoring of suppliers
During the quarter, ICA Gruppen’s tool for auditing and monitoring working
conditions at suppliers – ICA Social Audit – was complemented with additional
aspects focusing on suppliers’ environmental work. The aim is to expand the
monitoring of suppliers to include their environmental performance. The new
aspects focus on waste handling, chemicals and water treatment, among other
things.

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ICA Gruppen AB (publ) is a leading retail company with a focus on food and
health. The Group includes ICA Sweden and Rimi Baltic which mainly conduct
grocery retail, ICA Real Estate which owns and manages properties, ICA Bank
which offers financial services and Apotek Hjärtat which conducts pharmacy
operations. The Group also includes Hemtex. For more information see
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